Wise Blood
This recurring cycle is an opportunity to watch or re-watch classics from cinema history, or films representative of certain national cinematographies, trends or eras, on the big screen.
After serving in the army, Hazel Motes decides to move to the city, where he meets a crooked preacher who pretends he's blind. Outraged by this behavior, Hazel sets out to found a new cult: a Church without Christ.
John Huston
Born in 1906 in Missouri, John Huston was the only son of journalist Rhea Gore and Canadian-born actor Walter Huston. He quickly dropped out of school to pursue a career as a boxer, before trying his hand at acting following his father's footsteps. Over the following years, he spent extended periods of time in Mexico and Europe while starting to write. Upon his arrival in Hollywood, he penned screenplays for William Wyler, Raoul Walsh and Howard Hawks, among others, before transitioning to directing films in 1941 with The Maltese Falcon, which was an immediate success. During World War II, he shot documentaries while serving in the military. The major works he directed after the war allowed him to establish himself as a leading director, while also pursuing an acting career. Until the 1980s, he built a diverse and unpredictable body of work, mirroring his passionate life, divided between cinema, painting, horses, the United States, Ireland and Mexico.
